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Dust: An Elysian Tail

Humble Hearts LLC · Xbox Game Studios · 2013-05-24

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreXbox

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 24, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 10, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 17, 2013 (Mac), Dec 17, 2013 (Linux), Oct 08, 2015 (iOS), Aug 15, 2012 (Xbox 360)

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

13
playing now
95%
positive of 19k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (173 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 27h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2012 action role-playing game developed by American independent designer Dean Dodrill studio Humble Hearts with support by Microsoft Game Studios Japan and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released for Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade on August 15, 2012. It was subsequently ported by Humble Hearts for Windows on May 24, 2013, for Linux and OS X on December 17, 2013, and for PlayStation 4 in October 2014. A version for the Nintendo Switch was announced at E3 2018 and was released by Limited Run Games on September 10, 2018.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 266 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~33/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 762k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,061 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Humble Store (2014-05-10) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 11 of 23 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11211220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2032026-08-06 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 13 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 13 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-05-22 — best price $2.992015-06-18 — best price $5.092015-08-28 — best price $8.992015-11-12 — best price $14.992016-01-04 — best price $14.992016-03-01 — best price $14.992016-09-08 — best price $2.992016-12-12 — best price $14.992017-06-06 — best price $2.992017-11-22 — best price $3.742018-02-17 — best price $14.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-12-20 — best price $3.742019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-08-29 — best price $4.492020-04-02 — best price $3.742020-10-09 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-03-28 — best price $3.742022-06-09 — best price $3.742022-09-13 — best price $3.742022-11-29 — best price $3.742023-04-10 — best price $3.742023-07-07 — best price $14.992023-11-29 — best price $3.742024-04-18 — best price $4.942024-07-11 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-09-23 — best price $14.992026-01-21 — best price $2.992026-06-05 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
85.9%
earned "Well on your Way"
23.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)50,71218%31
Steam (Steam)42,5638%30
Xbox 360 (Xbox)41,8208%30
Switch (Nintendo)440%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieActionFantasyAdventureControllerPlatformerStory RichBeat 'em up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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